Fill in the blank:
positive * positive = ________________
negative * negative =_______________
positive * negative = _______________
negative * positive = _______________
positive * positive = ____positive____________
negative * negative =_____positive__________
positive * negative = ______negative_________
negative * positive = _____negative__________
Describe the division rules.
When the signs are the same - the answer is positive
When the signs are different - the answer is negative
How do you multiply fractions?
Multiply straight across
How do you divide fractions?
Keep the first fraction
Change the division to multiplication
Find the reciprocal of the second fraction
-1.23 * -0.5
0.615
1.72 divided by 0.2
8.6
-4/5 * 1/3
-8/15
1 / 2 divided by -1 / 3
-3/2
-12.67 * 4
-50.68
4.48 divided by -1.6
-2.8
-5/6 * -2/3
5/9
-2 / 3 divided by -4 / 5
5 / 6
8.45 * -2.2
-18.59
-28 divided by -8
3.5
3/10 * -2/9
-1/15
-2 / 5 divided by 4 / 15
-3 / 2
15.89 * -3.4
-54.026
-4.662 divided by 1.26
-3/5 * 5/3
-1
1 / 4 divided by -8
-1 / 32